Brandon wrote:
>Also, if you are forced to optimized your HTML for Macs and WIndows
>versions of IE and netscape, and Palms, and so on, aren't you
>controlled by MORE proprietary systems than the Flasher designer who
>is enslaved by Macromedia and achieve cross-platform stability?
God, are you still optimizing HTML for different browsers and
platforms? I'm sorry.
There are _tons_ of people writing web pages today who don't have to
think one bit about what browser they're using. That's because HTML
is a standard, and that standard is implemented by a bunch of
different browsers, written by a bunch of different organizations.
And it's becoming more of a standard every day: Recent reports that
AOL is about to make its main browser Mozilla-based means that the
power of proprietary Microsoft-introduced tags will be on the wane.
This is the recipe for engineering success: multiple vendors
supporting unified standards. It worked the same with threaded
screws, and it'll work for HTML, too. Sure, it's a little slower than
placing all your faith in Microsoft or Macromedia and burning some
incense and praying they make your lives easier instead of harder.
But good things are worth waiting for, aren't they?
Francis
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